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The Conti bird collection : new additions to the national ornithological collections at the National Museum of Natural History, Mdina, Malta

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Title: The Conti bird collection : new additions to the national ornithological collections at the National Museum of Natural History, Mdina, Malta
Authors: Borg, John J.
Publisher Information: National Museum of Natural History and Heritage Malta Publishing
Publication Year: 2025
Collection: University of Malta: OAR@UM / L-Università ta' Malta
Subject Terms: National Museum of Natural History (Mdina, Malta), Ornithology -- Malta, Birds -- Research -- Malta, Taxidermy -- Malta, Zoological specimens -- Collection and preservation -- Malta, Conti, Themistocles, Natural history museums -- Collection management -- Malta
Time: 1906-1978
Description: This study highlights recent additions to the national ornithological collections at the National Museum of Natural History, Mdina, Malta, originating from the historically and scientifically significant collection of the ornithologist Themistocles ‘Temi’ CONTI. An overview of the collection’s history is provided together with an annotated checklist of the 34 taxidermized birds, highlighting notable specimens such as the Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris Viellot, 1817, and the Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva (Gmelin, 1789). The importance of consolidating and curating the collection for scientific research and national heritage is emphasized. ; peer-reviewed
Document Type: article in journal/newspaper
Language: English
Relation: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/138126
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